Comments for Visual Dysentery, is there healthcare for what we visually ingest? at http://www.rednow.com , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rednow.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:18:08 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rednow.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=423&Itemid=158#pc_82 Bob, you are absolutely correct, this isn’t about health care as much as it is documentary filmmaking, and film watching in general. I don’t know how well versed I am in documentary film. I do enjoy them but it probably wouldn’t take much to put me in my place. I also think it is a reasonable statement to say, “If you haven’t seen the film you can’t comment about the film.” I am in and out of that camp a lot. I will see Sicko one day as I have seen almost everything Mr. Moore has made. I will view it with an openness to change my mind about his presentation. I will be sympathetic to his context. However, I have to have principles and for Michael Moore they begin at the box office. That being said, since I am addressing Michael Moore’s style of filmmaking I think a reasonable argument could be made that the presentation in Sicko will be much the same as his previous work minus Canadian Bacon. Yes, the claim on documentary as "truth" is a frustrating label. However, there are subdivisions of "documentary" that Moore fits into better, which would place the "truth" being presented in question. I am not certain how one is defining feature but this is certainly a feature length film and is marketed similarly. I will follow you to the forums. - Thom Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:56:00 +0100